Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleBryony GoochTuesday 28 April 2026 16:04 BSTCharles and Camilla welcomed to the White House by Donald and Melania TrumpKing Charles III and Queen Camilla were officially greeted with a state ceremony by President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump at the White House on the second day of their historic state visit.After arriving in the United States on Monday afternoon for tea and a tour of the White House beehives, King Charles started the second day of the state visit with an official ceremony lined with US military figures and members of both UK and US delegations.The monarchs shook hands with members of the US delegation, including US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, while Trump shook hands with foreign secretary Yvette Cooper and UK ambassador to the US Sir Christian Turner before the national anthems played.The monarch is set to give a historic address to Congress later Tuesday, the second time a British monarch has done so after Queen Elizabeth II in 1991.The state visit is under heightened security after Saturday’s shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.In fullKing Charles US visit live: Trump welcomes monarch with military ceremony ahead of historic Congress addressThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in